From 2014 to 2018, Canon Mark Poulson has served as Secretary for Inter-Religious Affairs to the Archbishop of Canterbury and National Inter-Religious Affairs Adviser for the Church of England. Prior to this Mark was the Vicar of St John’s Church, Southall for 11 years, where he and his family sti...

Rev. Dr. Peniel Jesudason Rufus Rajkumar is the Programme Executive for Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation with the World Council of Churches, Geneva. His focus is on building relations of trust and respect with followers of Eastern religious traditions, primarily Hinduism and Buddhism. Rajkuma...

His Virtue Prof. Dr. Allahshukur Pashazade is the current Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims` Board (CMB), Secretary General of BCIC (Baku International Centre for Interfaith and Inter-Civilization Cooperation and Sheikh ul-Islam of Caucasus. Born in 1949, Azerbaijan, he received his religious educati...

Born in Guinea, Fulani, Mme. Cisse Hadja Mariama Sow has had a distinguished political career of more than 50 years in the field of the promotion of women's rights. She is currently the president of the Union of Oulémas Women of Guinea (UFOG). She is also involved in interreligious dialogue and...

James Patton has conducted international development, conflict transformation and social reconciliation for over two decades in more than a dozen countries, building collaborative networks and programs with the entire range of social and political actors in complex conflict environments. His non-gov...

Dr. Pindolia, born in 1942, in Cutch, India, emigrated to Kenya on the 30th of October 1952. He is currently the Chairman of Kens Metal Group of Companies, however, on from an interreligious aspect, he is the president of the Hindu Council of Africa, and an honorary president for Religions for Peace...

Bhai Sahib is the third in line of Sikh religious leaders of Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha (GNNSJ), and since 1995, Chairman of the Nishkam Group of Charitable Organisations, active in religious practice and propagation, social regeneration, heritage conservation and education, health and infrastru...

Rabbi David Rosen was the Chief Rabbi of Ireland and the senior rabbi of the largest Orthodox Jewish Congregation in South Africa. Today he is one of the most prominent Jewish leaders in the field of interreligious affairs. Career Summary: AJC‘s International Director of Interreligious Affairs and...

For Dr. Sammak, dialogue is a way of life. It is the culture of building bridges between peoples of different religions and cultures, and the art of searching for the truth in the point of view of the other. Career Summary: Secretary-General of Lebanon’s National Committee for Christian-Muslim Dia...